Paper Lantern

It's All Good

BC ~ A new year is approaching. Have you considered what contests or other writing goals you want to accomplish in 2026? Are you a person who creates a monthly calendar with reminders for each goal?

I May have set New Year's goals, once, maybe twice in my life. I have never set much stock in them, as I would usually forget my short-term goals, in order to reach the nugget at the end. Sigh... Also, I hear so many woe is me tales about failures Each and Every year. My husband tends to ask me at the end of each year (as as far as I can tell, he Does not), "What are your New Year's resolutions going to be?" I try, and I think he may be catching on...explaining that one does not Need to wait for the New Year, to set or reset one's goals. Every moment of every day is a New Beginning.
A monthly calendar with reminders for each goal? Good heavens...No! I cannot even remember to add my Dr.s appointments to my calendar. I am notified the day before, with a text or a voicemail that I have said appointment the following day.
"Who set that appointment up? It Couldn't have been me!"
The only set - in - stone writing goals from previous years (aside from blogging, poetry, and short story contests) was the NaNoWriMo, way back when. I did Force myself to succeed, finishing at, if memory serves, 50,006 words.
When I re-joined this site back in November, I set an unofficial, but Hopeful goal of writing in my blog each day. Although this has yet to come to pass, I do not let it get me down, nor do I consider it a failure. Some days life tends to get in the way take precedence. Other days, I have found little to no excuse, other than lack of motivation, or some such. But...it's All good.